Kanta Higashionna

Kanta Higashionna
Date of birth (1992-11-26) 26 November 1992
Place of birth Okinawa, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 114 kg (17 st 13 lb; 251 lb)
School Nago High School
University Teikyo University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Canon Eagles
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015−present Canon Eagles 21 (0)
Correct as of 15 January 2017
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016− Japan 4 (0)
Correct as of 27 November 2016

Kanta Higashionna (東恩納寛太, Higashionna Kanta, born 26 November 1992) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a prop.[1] He currently plays for Canon Eagles in Japan's domestic Top League.[2][3]

Club career

After graduating from university, Higashionna signed for the Canon Eagles ahead of the 2015 Top League season. He started 4 times and make 4 substitute appearances in his rookie year. In 2016 he firmly established himself as a regular in the starting XV, starting all 9 of Canon's games prior to the mid-season break for the November internationals.[4]

International

A strong showing in his first Top League season saw Higashionna earn his first cap for Japan during the 2016 Asia Rugby Championship. He debuted in an 85-0 win against South Korea on 30 April 2016. The following week he made his first start at international level in a victory away to Hong Kong.

After earning 3 caps during the Asian Rugby Championship, Higashionna made his first appearance against non-Asian opposition during the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals. Called up as an injury replacement midway through the tour, he made 1 appearance as a second-half replacement in the 38-25 defeat to Fiji on 26 November 2016.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kanta Higashionna ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Kanta Higashionna Top League Player Profile" (in Japanese). Top League. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Kanta Higashionna Canon Eagles Player Profile" (in Japanese). Canon Eagles. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Kanta Higashionna itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
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